Headlight shield



Patented nee 6, 1927.

' "*frim w;eEaKEmoFiviIreirELn, SOU'ZPH'YDAKOTA. Q

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fig; llpplication filed September 8,1926, *serialyNoi"134,205.}:

This invention relates to a headlight shield and it is an object of theinvention to provide a device of this kind adapted to be applied overthe lower left hand portion of the lens of a headlight and the bulb sothat the rays emitted from the headlight are d1sposed only to thedrivers side of the road and in a manner whereby the driver is enabledto have clear vision of the road straight ahead and also to the rightside of the road.

' Another object of the invention is to pro vide a shield of this kindformed of opaque material and formed to constitute a visor when inapplied position, said shield being in excess of the quadrant and havingits inner surface constituting areflector to radiate back the light raysprojected thereon from the headlight proper causing the light raysemitted from the headlight to issue in a more even beam.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of-my improvedheadlight shield whereby certain important advantages are attained andthe dey companying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view in frontelevation illustrating a shield constructed in accordance with anembodiment of my invention in applied position;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substan-;

tially on'the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of my 1m proved shield unapplied;

Figure 4 is a view in top plan of the shield herein set forth;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 55 ofFigure 3.

My improved shield as herein disclosed comprises a visor A formed ofmetal or.

' other opaque material and which is formed in excess of a quadranthaving its inner face 1 constituting a reflecting surface and having itsouter face Qpreferably of a dull color, such as green.

The straight edges a of the visor A conleft hand quadrant of the lensLand to vergeinwardly and the extremities of said edges a areprovidedwith the outstanding wlngs 3 adapted, when the shield is in applied position, to have fiat contact with the lens L of a headlight H,said, wings 3 being arranged at an angle of approximately forty-fivedegrees with respect to the visor A. These wings 3 extend a slightdistance beyond the periphery of the visor A andthe lower parts of theextended portions of, said wings 3 are continued by thetongues 4,extending in direction inwardly of the visor and substantially coplanarwith the wings 3.

These extended portions of. the wings 3 and tongues 4 are adapted to beengaged between the lens L and therim R comprisedin the door structureof the headlight whereby the shield is effectively maintained in appliedposition. I

When in working position, the visor A is so positionedas to entirelyoverlie thelower 3 artially overlie the upper, left hand quadi' ant andthe lower right hand quadrant of the lens with the central orapex'portionof the visor disposed over the bulb B within the casingofthe headlight. I

Withthe shield so applied, the light beam emitted by the headlight willbe confined to the drivers side of the road, assuring clear vision aheadand also a clear view of the;

side of the road to the right of the driver. The inner reflectingsurface 1' of the visor will also radiate back the light rays imposedwithout departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for thisreason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to A headlightshield comprising a visor of opaque material formed in excess of a quadrant and having converging straight edges,

the extremities of the straight edges having wings at an angle ofapproximately fortystantiall-y coplanar ton ues'also adapted to fivedegrees with respect to the visor for be engaged between t e lens andrim of 1 contact with the lens of the headlight when the door structureof the headlight, the the visor'is in applied position, said wingstongues of the win s being disposed in :1 extending beyond the peripheryof the visor "direction inwardly 0 the visor.

for engagement between the lens "and rim In testimony whereof I hereuntoaffix my of the door structure of a headlight, the ex- ,signature.

tended portions of. the wings having sub- FRED W. GERKEN.

